* No assumptions should be made about the return type. The raw type might not match the persisted type. * * @param from the instance supplying the data * @return Returns a value object based on the provided data */ public abstract AttributeValue getAttributeValue(Attribute from); /** * Get a persistable implementation of the {@link Attribute} given an existing attribute. * The from attribute may be a persistable entity or not but a new instance will * be created. *
* No assumptions should be made about the return type. It is possible that the data will
* be converted to a different persistable type.
*
* @param from the instance supplying the data
* @return Returns a persistable entity based on the provided data
*/
public abstract AttributeImpl getAttributeImpl(Attribute from);
};
/**
* Set the ACL on this Attribute.
* @param acl The ACL.
*/
public void setAcl(DbAccessControlList acl);
/**
* Get the (possibly null ACL) on this Attribute.
* @return The ACL or null.
*/
public DbAccessControlList getAcl();
/**
* @return the enumerated type
*/
public Type getType();
/**
* Method to return the underlying raw data for possible conversion to the descired type.
* @return Returns a raw data value
*/
public Serializable getRawValue();
/**
* @see Type#getAttributeValue(Attribute)
*/
public abstract AttributeValue getAttributeValue();
/**
* @see Type#getAttributeImpl(Attribute)
*/
public abstract AttributeImpl getAttributeImpl();
/**
* Set a boolean value.
* @param value The value.
*/
public void setBooleanValue(boolean value);
/**
* Get the value of a BooleanValue.
* @return The value.
*/
public boolean getBooleanValue();
/**
* Set a byte value.
* @param value The value to set.
*/
public void setByteValue(byte value);
/**
* Get the value of a ByteValue.
* @return The value.
*/
public byte getByteValue();
/**
* Set a short value.
* @param value The value to set.
*/
public void setShortValue(short value);
/**
* Get the value of a ShortValue.
* @return The value.
*/
public short getShortValue();
/**
* Set an integer value.
* @param value The value to set.
*/
public void setIntValue(int value);
/**
* Get the integer value of an IntValue.
* @return The value.
*/
public int getIntValue();
/**
* Set a long value.
* @param value The value to set.
*/
public void setLongValue(long value);
/**
* Get the long value of a LongValue.
* @return The value.
*/
public long getLongValue();
/**
* Set a float value.
* @param value The value to set.
*/
public void setFloatValue(float value);
/**
* Get the value of a FloatValue.
* @return The value.
*/
public float getFloatValue();
/**
* Set a double value.
* @param value The value to set.
*/
public void setDoubleValue(double value);
/**
* Get a double value from a DoubleValue.
* @return The value.
*/
public double getDoubleValue();
/**
* Set a String value.
* @param value The value to set.
*/
public void setStringValue(String value);
/**
* Get a String value from a StringValue.
* @return The value.
*/
public String getStringValue();
/**
* Set a Blob value.
* @param value The value to set.
*/
public void setBlobValue(byte[] value);
/**
* Get a Blob value from a BlobValue
* @return The value.
*/
public byte[] getBlobValue();
/**
* Set a Serializable value.
* @param value
*/
public void setSerializableValue(Serializable value);
/**
* Get a Seriailizable value from a SerializableValue
* @return The value.
*/
public Serializable getSerializableValue();
/**
* Clear a map.
*/
public void clear();
/**
* Add an entry to a map.
* @param key The key to the entry.
* @param value The Value of the entry.
*/
public void put(String key, Attribute value);
/**
* Get the Value for a key in a map.
* @param key The key.
* @return The value.
*/
public Attribute get(String key);
/**
* Remove an entry by key from a map.
* @param key The key of the entry to remove.
*/
public void remove(String key);
/**
* Get the entry set for a map.
* @return The entry set.
*/
public Set